Hello and bienvenidos! My name is Mr. Zappola and I am one of two ESL teachers here at James. J. Flynn Elementary. I look forward to a great school year teaching your children.

This will be a different start of the year for all of us. I will work dilligiently with your children throughout this difficult time. Due to our remote format and our childrens' specific needs, I will need all the parental assistance possible. In addition to myself, you could help your child by continuing to promote their attendance and participation in our online format. Please expose your children to English daily in order for your child's optimal English Language Development. You can also help by reading daily to your children. Our students are bright kids and the more they are exposed to English, the better their English skills will become.

Thank you and please feel free to reach out to me for any recommendations you may need in order to foster your child's English Language Development.

Christopher Zappola

K-4 Elementary ESL Teacher

chrizappola@paps.net

Extension:  28 -114

Below are some sites you may use for reference.

https://www.abcya.com/ (Educational website that students are familiar with that have fun interactive games)

https://www.youtube.com/user/JackHartmann (popular youtube channel that teaches English Language through songs)

https://www.dictionary.com/ (English online dictionary)

https://www.wordreference.com/ (excellent Spanish-English online translator to help children with their work)

https://www.storylineonline.net/ (award winning website that has famous actors reading famous children books that can make students more engaged)